Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
play
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
film adaptation
television adaptation |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Goldberg_and_McCann
Stanley_and_Meg Stanley_and_Petey |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
mixed reviews
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
performed worldwide
influenced modern theatre considered a classic studied in drama schools inspired academic analysis |
| gptkbp:filmingLocation |
gptkb:Lyric_Hammersmith
|
| gptkbp:genre |
drama
|
| gptkbp:hasPerformance |
1958
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Birthday Party (1958)
|
| gptkbp:influence |
influenced many playwrights
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Beckett
gptkb:Kafka absurdist theatre |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Stanley_Webber
gptkb:Goldberg McCann Meg_Boles Petey_Boles |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Royal_Court_Theatre
gptkb:National_Theatre |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
“I’m not a man, I’m a boy.”
“What’s the matter with you?” “You’re not going to get away with it.” “It’s my birthday.” “I’m not going to let you take me.” |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1960
|
| gptkbp:setting |
a seaside boarding house
|
| gptkbp:style |
minimalist set design
non-linear_narrative |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the birthday party itself
the arrival of strangers the character of Stanley |
| gptkbp:theme |
identity
power fear |
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Harold_Pinter
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